A 10-month-old Castroville girl who went missing after a family friend claimed he took her to Disneyland was found dead outside Salinas on Tuesday, Monterey County Sheriff Scott Miller said.A statewide Amber Alert was never issued for baby Angelle Jenisis Negron.A sheriff's search and rescue team combed a Salinas farm field along Highway 183 under the South Davis Road bridge Tuesday morning and a sheriff's coroner was seen carrying away a small body bag at 1 p.m.After learning that the body was identified as her baby, mother Susan Morales cried as she tried to understand why someone would kill Angelle."My daughter doesn't deserve this, she's only 10 months old," Morales said while standing in pouring rain across the street from where the body was found. "We are a small community in Castroville. We all stick together and connect in one way or another. This is not something I expect from him."Angelle was last seen alive 17 days ago on Feb. 2, when Jesus "Jesse" Vargas Espinoza Jr. picked her up at her grandmother's house in Castroville.Investigators said they believe Espinoza is the baby's father, however, that fact has not been confirmed.The 47-year-old man was captured and arrested in Los Angeles by FBI agents and Los Angeles Police Department officers Monday afternoon. Espinoza was waiting at a Greyhound bus stop when he was found, and investigators suspect he was planning to flee to Mexico.On Feb. 6, Espinoza called the baby's mother and said he was going to take Angelle and his other daughter to Disneyland in Los Angeles, deputies said. The baby's mother and grandmother became highly concerned when days went by and he never returned.A bartender who works at Mike's Place bar in Castroville told KSBW-TV that he saw Espinoza in his bar on Thursday, Feb. 14 with no baby in sight.Miller said the family first notified his office about the missing baby on Saturday. They immediately launched an investigation, alerted the media to request the public's help, and decided against requesting an Amber Alert.Sheriff's Sgt. Terry Kaiser said the Castroville baby's disappearance did not meet the right criteria to make an Amber Alert, mostly because investigators did not know what type of vehicle the suspect was driving. "It's not a matter of regret. We didn't meet the criteria, so we (had) no ability to issue one," Kaiser said.Statewide Amber Alerts have been issued for abducted children even when there is no vehicle involved, and Amber Alert criteria have changed and evolved since the program began in California.The baby's mother turned her car into a makeshift Amber Alert billboard. She wrote her baby's name and description, the suspect's name and description a phone number that witnesses could call, and "Amber Alert" in black writing on the back of her white car.Once in custody, Espinoza told officials where they could find the baby, Miller said, and Angelle was found dead at that location near Highway 183. The highway connects Castroville with Salinas."At 9 a.m., the body of a small infant child was discovered hidden under some brush just off Market Street near the Davis Road overcrossing," Kaiser said. Espinoza, who also goes by the alias Guillermo Aguilar Barrera, was booked into the Monterey County Jail on murder and kidnapping charges.Cmdr. Lisa Nash declined to release any information on the case. An autopsy on the baby is scheduled for Wednesday morning. The investigation is ongoing and Kaiser urged anyone with additional information on the case to call him at 831-755-3772.KSBW Reporters May Chow, Tom Miller and Jaqueline Mazur contributed to this report.

CASTROVILLE, Calif. —

A 10-month-old Castroville girl who went missing after a family friend claimed he took her to Disneyland was found dead outside Salinas on Tuesday, Monterey County Sheriff Scott Miller said.

A statewide Amber Alert was never issued for baby Angelle Jenisis Negron.

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A sheriff's search and rescue team combed a Salinas farm field along Highway 183 under the South Davis Road bridge Tuesday morning and a sheriff's coroner was seen carrying away a small body bag at 1 p.m.

After learning that the body was identified as her baby, mother Susan Morales cried as she tried to understand why someone would kill Angelle.

"My daughter doesn't deserve this, she's only 10 months old," Morales said while standing in pouring rain across the street from where the body was found. "We are a small community in Castroville. We all stick together and connect in one way or another. This is not something I expect from him."

Angelle was last seen alive 17 days ago on Feb. 2, when Jesus "Jesse" Vargas Espinoza Jr. picked her up at her grandmother's house in Castroville.

Investigators said they believe Espinoza is the baby's father, however, that fact has not been confirmed.

The 47-year-old man was captured and arrested in Los Angeles by FBI agents and Los Angeles Police Department officers Monday afternoon. Espinoza was waiting at a Greyhound bus stop when he was found, and investigators suspect he was planning to flee to Mexico.

On Feb. 6, Espinoza called the baby's mother and said he was going to take Angelle and his other daughter to Disneyland in Los Angeles, deputies said. The baby's mother and grandmother became highly concerned when days went by and he never returned.

A bartender who works at Mike's Place bar in Castroville told KSBW-TV that he saw Espinoza in his bar on Thursday, Feb. 14 with no baby in sight.

Miller said the family first notified his office about the missing baby on Saturday. They immediately launched an investigation, alerted the media to request the public's help, and decided against requesting an Amber Alert.

Sheriff's Sgt. Terry Kaiser said the Castroville baby's disappearance did not meet the right criteria to make an Amber Alert, mostly because investigators did not know what type of vehicle the suspect was driving.

"It's not a matter of regret. We didn't meet the criteria, so we (had) no ability to issue one," Kaiser said.

Statewide Amber Alerts have been issued for abducted children even when there is no vehicle involved, and Amber Alert criteria have changed and evolved since the program began in California.

The baby's mother turned her car into a makeshift Amber Alert billboard. She wrote her baby's name and description, the suspect's name and description a phone number that witnesses could call, and "Amber Alert" in black writing on the back of her white car.

Once in custody, Espinoza told officials where they could find the baby, Miller said, and Angelle was found dead at that location near Highway 183. The highway connects Castroville with Salinas.

"At 9 a.m., the body of a small infant child was discovered hidden under some brush just off Market Street near the Davis Road overcrossing," Kaiser said.

Espinoza, who also goes by the alias Guillermo Aguilar Barrera, was booked into the Monterey County Jail on murder and kidnapping charges.

Cmdr. Lisa Nash declined to release any information on the case.

An autopsy on the baby is scheduled for Wednesday morning.

The investigation is ongoing and Kaiser urged anyone with additional information on the case to call him at 831-755-3772.

KSBW Reporters May Chow, Tom Miller and Jaqueline Mazur contributed to this report.